The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-07-09


call forth spontaneous uutbursis of ada
mirat'on and wonder, and when you
ask .'what means all inis ?" with pal.
nonabie pride we VIII direct your gaze
ur--H,, 10 the heights of the lUftiest
towers, reared 10 The clouds, kissing
the stars and nDoi ihis massive r,iitice,
The beauty OF whose architecture will
enraIture the vision, you will read in
letters of blazing gold, tues, welcome
words
Tx NIGHTS OF LABOR COOPERATIVE
ENTERPRIsE.n
Bat might talk all day and then
| not tell you the half of the good things
which our noble order has in store for
| you. Bat to accomplish some Of these
much needed results, legislation must
| sc shaped. But how in the world is
| the poor wage worker to shape legisla-
ton? lie cant go to congress ? The
mischief he can't! 1t he has l. snal-
tering OF brains and can murder her
Majesfy'5 EnSlish. he can. Thesc are
about the only qualifications possessed
by tue average congressman anyway.
IA mere ara any congressional aspir-
ants here, L Will say, that not thing per-
soral is Intended. I'm talking about
the other fellow.) Bat if be don't go,
we VA! see t. it that good, honest
| man, WAC have the best interests of
the people AT beurl do go, and we VIII
ask them to iegis!ate with equal and
exact justice tn ALI, bearing i'll mind
That, 'that IS the most perfect govern
mcnt In which az injury to one is tho
| concern of ALL"
But hoW are W" going to reach their
ears: l Will tell you. In June, Il year
ago, Legislative committee was sent
to Washington in the interests OF our
order. But, as you all know, Il subsi-
uizAd press were scattering broadcast
! The gratuitiOns Information that dlSiu-
!egraiion had entered lis ranks and it
was upon the eve of final dissolution.
! (Ehis Il not intended to reflect upon
the ioea; press, ii is incorruptiEl, and
fearless in its denunciation of wrong,
but do aiinue to some of the metre
po'itan dailies.)
{ Cnder these circumstances the com
mlttec found il hard TO gel the ear Of
even their friends in the house. So to
prove to congress the baseuess of these
! taischOOds they sent memorials to n
number of the assemblies east of the
Rocky Mountains for signatures to
show the standing and numerical force
OF the order, and what do you think
WAS the result? The first memorial
was returned in 60 hours, and in less,
than 10 days that committee presented
to the houses of congress a memorial
containing 500, 900 signatures, some
thing unheard of in the history OF pc
ttions. Now, when Legislators re
member that the ':voice of the people
is the voice OF God" and if they ito no,
heed ii they will be reiegatcd to ,he
private walks of life, it is more than
likely they will give il very respectful
consideration.
l5ut to give You even ii clearer idea
OF the inastimab!e blessings which our
4 order aims II secure for ,ur common
country, l will ietain you II fuw mo
ments longer while | read it, ,:cclara-
ton Of principles, than which there
could be no clearer or more fOrcibIc
exposition of its needs. Mr.. Bcnoit
here read The Dccsarat ion of Principles
OF tho Is. OF IL AID AL these, my
friends, are bur an upit me of the aims
and objects of our order. CDuid have
had the time l should have wished to
have entered into the details of what
viii so into history as the '!.S.,l,tiWtst
ctTIEc, 10 provo thtt the ulSchar Se OF
| 'that man Haii' was the last uru the
very least of the causes which !recip;
tated that revolt.
y word to the ladies aud ! have
done. Ia the beginning said that we
| welcomed you. / believe that my COM
! mission embraces more. We thank
yen fur your presence here to-,tuy we
| thank you for the encouragement it
has given us. Had il been known that
npOn this occasion ymt would have
been conspicuous by Your absence.
there wOuI:'nt have been man here,
| ! say H>tt3>, because the nina who could
seek his own pleasure without ut least
attempting TO contribute TO yours is not
a MAN. He mast be something. else.
We do not realize how much Of our
earthly happiness we owe to the ladies'
and yet Wn owe il AL TO you. 70 you
to your influence mankind is inoeb,-
ed tor all that thcy are. True suu,lness
Is TIE only source OF real harriucSs.
and whatever of good there may be in
oar character twas Tie mll.irnce of
pure women that plant I'll it there. and
II Is your influence alone which keeps
1t there. 'Iis your influence which
srnr5 mcn 10 deeds Of va!0r and hcru-
ism, calling fofti ri: that is best and
| nOhi"at III his natirH. 'N;~ yoUr intlu.
| enc4, Gh, woman, tHii fstuH!t- his
character aud shapes his destiny. IT'S
| GNnr in IHpnpr jrtnrl Nhiph ,.,rt,i,lo,,